Ajmer: Bomb threat on Marusagar Express was a hoax?

A letter threatened railways officials at Ahmedabad of a bomb blast on train travelling from Ajmer to Ernakulam.

October 16, 2015 07:43 IST

A threat letter warning of a bomb blast on Marusagar Express train travelling from Ajmer in Rajasthan to Ernakulam in Kerala was received on Friday.

It seems like the threat was a hoax as the bomb disposal squad found nothing on the train.

The teams of the Crime Investigation Department and the Government Railway Police were rushed to the spot to verify the bomb threat. The bomb disposal squad scanned the train when it reached the Ajmer station at 7:15 am, ANI reported.

The railway officials in Ahmadabad had recieved an anonymous threat letter that warned of a bomb blast on the Marusagar Express.

Bomb threat recieved for a train going from Ajmer to Ernakulam. CID & GRP teams at the spot to investigate.